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@@ -633,11 +633,6 @@ of them you might want to change (the default value is shown):</p>
   bar. The mbox file is taken from $MAIL environment setting. Only mbox
   format works for now.</dd>
 
-<dt>/SET statusbar_xxx</dt>
-  <dd>Change these to change the colors of the statusbar. Type "/SET
-  statusbar" to see all the different settings.</dd>
-</dl>
-
 
 <p><strong>Nick completion</strong></p>